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2nd August 2019

A local firefighter was recently crowned the 2019 British Champion at the British Firefighter Challenge held in Watford recently. Matt Coulthard competed against 200 firefighters in this event devised to replicate the challenges faced by firefighters in their day-to-day line of duty. The competition included a race to run to the top of a tower,...

2nd August 2019

Angelina Linares, Tomas Linares and Nia Dignam from Gibraltar are three of the 5,000 UK Scouts joining 40,000 others taking part in the World Scout Jamboree, a skills and adventure festival happening right now in West Virginia. They are meeting 45,000 Scouts from nearly every country in the world, sharing their skills while enjoying high...

2nd August 2019

The Global Big Latch On will be held tomorrow as part of World Breastfeeding Week. The awareness campaign sees mothers breastfeed their children and highlight the benefits of breastfeeding. To mark this occasion tomorrow at 10.30am thousands of breastfeeding people and their babies andchildren across the world will gather in their own communities to take...

1st August 2019

What better way to embark on your seventy fifth year than celebrating your sixtieth year in the music business and playing the iconic Glastonbury Festival on its final night. What a summer it has been for this star still rising, songwriter and artist. He is probably one of the best melodic composers of the last...

1st August 2019

Companies across Gibraltar have embraced the need to develop and implement effective health and wellbeing policies to address the mental and physical health of their employees and staff, GibSams said yesterday as it outlined a scheme to publicly acknowledge these efforts. This September, as part of its ‘Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Worldwide’ programme, Gibsams will...

31st July 2019

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The Duke of Sussex has warned about the threat of "unconscious bias" - where someone may make racist comments but not realise they are prejudiced. Harry also said a person's "perspective" on others was learned from "family", the "older generation" and even "advertising", during an interview with leading primatologist...

31st July 2019

By David Young, PA Boris Johnson has insisted a dinner with the DUP has not undermined his impartiality in efforts to restore Stormont powersharing. The Prime Minister dined with DUP leader Arlene Foster and other senior party colleagues in Belfast on Tuesday. The event came amid ongoing negotiations aimed at renewing the Conservatives' confidence and...

31st July 2019

Tamara Shaw is exhibiting her sailing inspired paintings at the John Mackintosh Hall Lower Exhibition Room. The exhibition called ‘Rooted in Gibraltar’ is dedicated to the late James McLaughlin and is open until August 15. For Tamara Shaw this exhibition marks a culmination of her experiences in Gibraltar in particular of sailing and the sea....

30th July 2019

Frankly Speaking by Jackie Anderson We are at the height of the beach season and the beach is not the best of places for clear thinking except in the evening, when the clatter of human activity dulls and you can hear the rush and lap of the waves along the shore. The evening brings a...

30th July 2019

An inquest into the death of Michael Montegriffo heard that he was struck at least four times over the back of the head when he was attacked and killed in broad daylight in the heart of town last year. Coroner Charles Pitto delivered a verdict of ‘unlawful killing’ at the conclusion of a short inquest...

29th July 2019

By Jess Glass, PA A man who was trapped in rocks with water up to his neck was freed after spending nearly four hours in the sea. Firefighters cut through rocks as they battled to save the man after he trapped his leg near the East Promenade in Sheringham, Norfolk. Emergency services were called at...

29th July 2019

The Coroner, Charles Pitto, will today hear an inquest into the death of Michael Montegriffo, who police believe was murdered in broad daylight in the heart of town just over a year ago. The development comes as the Royal Gibraltar Police confirmed it will conduct an in-depth review of the case in a bid to...

27th July 2019

Manuel Fernández took a year to build the prototype of the famous superhero, catching the attention of executives at Disney and Marvel Studios. By Maria Jesus Corrales You know him. His name is Ironman. And the man next to him is Manuel Fernández, from La Linea, who took a year to make this 3D prototype...

27th July 2019

“This is Gibraltar...”. Those were words I grew up with. They were first delivered on air in 1958... they were the first words on Radio Gibraltar. The first female voice was Esther Benaim’s or as we knew her then, Esther Garson. She was one of the many voices familiar to me throughout my childhood. But...

27th July 2019

The fifth Mrs Gibraltar will be crowned next month at the Alameda Open Air Theatre, in a pageant that aims to empower women. Over the past three months the contestants have rehearsed for the show, as well as aiding numerous charities throughout the process. “This year’s show will focus entirely on women and their rightful...

27th July 2019

By Lisa Salmon Despite most children longing for time off school, the long summer holidays all too often lead rapidly to cries of: "I'm bored!" Sound familiar? As a mum-of-two, Olympic athlete Jo Pavey knows this scenario first-hand. But she's keen to highlight how keeping kids entertained over summer can also be a great opportunity...

26th July 2019

We bring you part one of a four part series in which we speak in-depth with two of the main key players in the development of youth football in Gibraltar. At a time when there has been some open public criticism over the present state of Gibraltar’s youth football and at the same time the...

25th July 2019

By Jemma Crew, PA Health and Science Correspondent A guide for deathbed etiquette is being launched to help people prepare for the final moments of their loved ones' lives. Experts from The Art Of Dying Well, a support site set up by St Mary's University, London, hope the tips will help people support their dying...

25th July 2019

By Katrine Bussey, PA Scotland Political Editor One of the world's largest wind farms should provide a £2.4 billion boost to the economy over its lifetime, according to new research. A study for energy giant SSE found that the Beatrice wind farm - which is capable of providing enough electricity to supply up to 450,000...

25th July 2019

By Gavin Cordon, PA Whitehall Editor Boris Johnson will preside over his first meeting of his new Cabinet after a brutal cull of Theresa May's top team. Within hours of taking office on Wednesday, the new Prime Minister moved to stamp his authority, putting Brexiteers into key Cabinet posts as he vowed to take Britain...

24th July 2019

Over 20 speakers have been announced for this year’s Literary Festival. The Festival will be held from November 14 to 17 across different venues. Lord Patten will deliver the Governor’s Lecture at this year’s Festival. The following speakers have been confirmed to date covering a wide choice of subjects. Governor’s Lecture Lord Patten became MP...

24th July 2019

The University’s collaborative ClimACT project won a ‘Sustainable Energy Award’ at a prestigious ceremony in Brussels. The victory came just days before the three-year, EU-funded project came to a close in June. The EUSEW 2019 Awards acknowledge the crucial role of the private and public sector, NGOs, national and local authorities in working towards a...

24th July 2019

Aspiring photographers learnt the tricks of the trade at a beginner’s course organised by the Gibraltar Photographic Society. Leslie Linares and Stephen Hermida from the Photographic Society are running an introduction to photography course as part of this year’s summer sports and leisure programme. The classes held at the Photographic Society’s Wellington Front premises saw...

23rd July 2019

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent A "deposit return scheme" for drinks containers will be introduced in 2023 to help cut litter and boost recycling, the Government has said. The details of the scheme for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which would charge customers a levy on containers such as plastic bottles, that is paid...

23rd July 2019

Iran has warned it will protect its waters after the UK set out plans to put together a European maritime force to defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the British of "piracy" and insisted that Iran was responsible for "security and freedom of navigation" in the Gulf....

20th July 2019

A local man who has dedicated over 60 years to St John Ambulance Gibraltar has resigned after falling out with the Council that oversees the charitable organisation. Joe Chiara, who was last year awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours for his services to St John Ambulance, resigned shortly after the Island Games. Yesterday...

20th July 2019

When interviewing in front of the camera, the interviewer has to have total confidence in the person behind the camera. On occasions it is like putting your life into their hands. They are your eyes and ears as you interview your subject and you rely on them, their judgement and experience, especially in tricky situations....

19th July 2019

This article endeavours to uncover the life and work of the enigmatic Barcelona artist, Josep Piquet Catulí, who was responsible for the Gibraltar War Memorial, on the 150th anniversary of his birth By Martí Crespo September the 27th of 1923 was a very important date in Gibraltar’s history. The recently appointed Governor, General Sir Charles...

19th July 2019

Long established local artist Ambrose Avellano has won ‘The Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition 2019’. The £5,000 prize this year attracted 47 artists from Gibraltar and Spain who have presented 78 works. This exhibition now in its third edition is the main exhibition organised by the Fine Arts Association at the Fine Arts Gallery and is...

18th July 2019

Former Prime Minister John Major was outraged by aspects of a 1995 verdict of the European Court of Human Rights which found that aspects of the killing of three IRA members in Gibraltar had violated their human rights, according to newly declassified secret documents. The court's decision prompted calls for the UK to withdraw from...